May 06, 2021, 14:40 IST
As per the orders of Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar, a door-to-door survey has been taken up in the GHMC limits. A total of 641 teams, comprising field-level workers from the GHMC and the Health Department, covered 40,000 households in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits.
A total of 1,487 individuals were found to have fever and other Covid-19 symptoms. The individuals were given Covid kits and have been advised to stay in home isolation.
The teams of field level workers comprise an Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM), an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA), and an official from the Entomology wing of the GHMC.
After three deaths and 30 new cases, some residents abandon houses, take shelter in farms
The bustling village of Erravalli, 10 kms from the district headquarters town of Vikarabad is facing the worst challenge of its existence in the second Corona wave that is playing havoc across the nation.
Three deaths due to COVID -19 of Patlolla Subhakar Reddy, Sadiulapuram Shamantha and Anajiah in a span of two weeks has left the locals dazes and fear stricken. While the first two died undergoing treatment in hospitals, the last one passed away in the village.
Fearing the worst, the residents pleaded with the district administration to hold health camps to test people for COVID-19. When recently a health camp was indeed conducted, 30 out of the 85 people tested positive for COVID-19 sending shockwaves. Erravally has a population of 1200 and locals depend on agriculture as their main source of livelihood.
Why Amendments to Medical Termination of Pregnancy Bill Don t Go Far Enough
Abortion is not merely a medico-technical issue but a fulcrum of a broader ideological struggle in which the very meaning of the family, the state, motherhood, and women s sexuality are contested.
A pregnant woman lies on an examination table as a nurse places her hands on her stomach during a check up at a community health centre in Chharchh. Photo: Reuters
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Last week, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill (MTP) received the presidentâs assent and was notified by the Central government on March 25, 2021. The Bill amends the MTP Act 1971, which regulates the conditions under which a pregnancy may be aborted. The amendments to the new Bill increase the time period within which an abortion can be legally conducted.
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India has approved two vaccines, Covaxin and Covishield
48-year old Kamlesh Devi was given two doses of the coronavirus vaccine at a Healthcare Centre in Uttar Pradesh s Kanpur Dehat district She is currently under observation at her residence in Madauli
Kanpur: The country is witnessing the biggest vaccination drive in history. In a recent development, a 48-year old woman was given two doses of the coronavirus vaccine at a Healthcare Centre in Uttar Pradesh s Kanpur Dehat district on Friday (April 2).
According to the complaint filed by receipt to the district officials, the Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) from the Healthcare Centre in Uttar Pradesh s Kanpur Dehat district was speaking over the phone and completely forgot that she already injected the woman and went on to give her another shot.
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